‘LICH Act’ hospital bill up for vote Wednesday
Designed to prevent hospital closure debacles like Brooklyn’s LICH
A bill that would allow for a greater community voice when hospitals are threatened with closure is scheduled for a vote on Wednesday in the New York State Senate.
Called the LICH Act, the measure is meant to ensure that what happened to Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH) never happens again to another hospital in New York.
State Sen. Daniel Squadron (D-Greenpoint-Cobble Hill-Lower Manhattan) filed a procedural motion more than a month ago that requires the Senate Health Committee to vote on the LICH Act before April 26.